Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Barnwell County Hospital
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided May 23, 1994No. 2186PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an action for wrongful discharge based on South Carolina’s version of the “Whistleblower” Act (the Act). Roger L. Spencer sued the Barnwell County Hospital, alleging that it had fired him for reporting governmental mismanagement. The circuit court granted the Hospital’s motion to dismiss. Spencer appeals. We reverse and remand.
Spencer served as the Hospital administrator until the Hospital’s Board of Trustees fired him on October 28, 1992. One week before his termination, Spencer reported during a talk show on a local radio station that a member of the Board of Trustees had a criminal…
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